Amsterdam Russ

Don't know what it's called, Bob. I have it decanted into an old washing up liquid bottle. Will ask Bev what brand it is when she comes back from the studio...

I've used the glue method loads of times on records with values high and low and have found it to be an exceptionally effective means of cleaning 45s. I've never had a problem with milky residue. In fact, I've never seen this at all. Perhaps those that have had it aren't using a high enough quality glue, but that's just an uninformed guess on my part. I can say though that I'm using industrial grade glue (as my partner works with the stuff and quite literally has a gallon of the stuff in her workshop). If I think a 45 needs cleaning, I'll always use a washing up sponge and warm soapy water first. If the record still sounds dirty, then I'll use the glue treatment.

Willy Wade - You can't fool me - Liberty records reference acetate (don't know if this got released or not - haven't been able to find reference to it anywhere).

I'm sure you're right. I wasn't looking to justify or "up" the price - just recalling what I thought I'd seen this on offer at...

If memory serves me well, I've seen this offered by Pat Brady at £75...

Nice to see this thread revived... Here's two more from me: Super popcorn! Gates Intino - She just said no The Invincibles - The Year (unreleased?)

Perhaps the bidder has the missing piece at home!

The last four buys for me are: Inverts - Look out Love - Tower (bought nearly four weeks ago and not yet turned up! Finally arrived - phew!) George Freeman - Down and Out - Valiant Gates Intino - She just said no - Stadium Rockmasters - Raining teardrops - Romulus

Milton Grayson? This is my fave version & I'll be playing on Saturday at the Amsterdam Soul Club

You mean this one? All you need to do to post a vid is paste in the url. Simple...

And some copies have a red sticker on both sides with the name Joe Adams covering up the name James Lawson.

Aren't they the ones who go one about how Summers and Northern Soul were better in the old days? (Only joking)

Well, at least it's not John Manship's fault for a change...

I recall reading the Washington Post article some years back and was really impressed by it. Reading it again now, I have to say that I think it's possibly one of the best bits of 'Northern Soul' related journalism I've read, ever.

Have to say I was more excited by the Robert Johnson 78 that showed up in the listings underneath - starting price $10,000. https://www.ebay.com/itm/robert-johnson-vocalion-sweet-home-chicago-walkin-blues-/181034259102

Willie Mitchell EP - from Mexico

Flip side to 'Happy Feeling'. Two good tunes...

Brenton Wood - although was an athlete only at college level

Also still got a copy of that issue somewhere. That feature had a big impact on me as a youngster who'd only recently discovered the strange world of Northern Soul! Don't think I'd even been to an allnighter then, only soul nights of various sizes around the Kent area. After reading that, and all the tales I'd already heard from mates who had the luxury of a car, and I was raring to travel 'up North' for my Northern Soul baptism (which happened to be at Hinckley to see some bloke called JJ Barnes).

No, they're designed to stack. The rounded 'balls' on the corners of the bottom of the box are indented, meaning that top and bottom of separate boxes fit snugly into one another...

I have a couple of Swan 200s already. There's plenty of clearance between the handle and the base courtesy of the raised corners. They stack perfectly. Hold on, I'll take a quick pic. Here you go...

And there's this killer gospel number from the other Larks...

Back to Swan for me then.

Have to say that the last Swan 200 box I bought wasn't that well put together - the lid doesn't fit as flush as it should. Given that Swan are quite expensive, especially when you add shipping to Europe on top of the price, I reckon the Neo make could be worth a try - but only if they stack. I've got a couple of old 300 boxes I'd like to get rid of - the damn things weigh a ton!

Can anyone confirm whether the Neo boxes are stackable? As has been mentioned, it looks like the handle would prevent that from being possible.